Gentoo: GLSA-202010-03 Low: libjpeg-turbo Information Disclosure
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October 20, 2020
An information disclosure vulnerability in libjpeg-turbo allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
Summary
It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain PPM files.
Resolution
All libjpeg-turbo 1.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge -a --oneshot -v ">=media-libs/libjpeg-turbo-1.5.3-r3:0/0.1"
All libjpeg-turbo 2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge -a --oneshot -v ">=media-libs/libjpeg-turbo-2.0.4-r1:0/0.2"
All libjpeg-turbo 2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge -a --oneshot -v ">=media-libs/libjpeg-turbo-2.0.4-r1:0/0.2"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2020-13790 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13790
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202010-03
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Low
Title: libjpeg-turbo: Information disclosure
Date: October 20, 2020
Bugs: #727010
ID: 202010-03
Background
libjpeg-turbo is a MMX, SSE, and SSE2 SIMD accelerated JPEG library.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/libjpeg-turbo
< 2.0.4-r1 >= 1.5.3-r3:0/0.1
>= 2.0.4-r1:0/0.2
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PPM
file using an application linked against libjpeg-turbo, possibly
allowing attacker to obtain sensitive information.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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